Stevens Group members Conor Horgan and Jelle Penders win Prize from Nanomed Consortium

Monday, September 18, 2017

Congratulations to Stevens Group members Jelle Penders and Conor Horgan, who were voted Best Presentation at the Nanomed consortium, an H2020 ITN focusing on innovative nanomedicines (grant no. 676137). Congrats to Conor and Jelle!

Molly Stevens wins Harrison Medal from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Sunday, September 03, 2017

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has awarded Molly Stevens the prestigious Harrison Medal, which is awarded every two years to a scientist who has made an outstanding contribution to pharmaceutical science and practice in pharmacy.

Dr Jenny Puetzer wins UKRMP Special Merit Prize

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Stevens Group member Dr Jenny Puetzer has won the UKRMP Special Merit Prize based on her activities within the United Kingdom Regenerative Medicine Platform “Acellular Technologies” Hub. This award recognises her for her demonstrating outstanding activity in exhibiting the ethos of the UKRMP Hubs. Congrats Jenny!
[BBSRC highlight] [MRC highlight]

Stevens Group hosts LIYSF in 2017

Friday, July 28, 2017

For over 8 consecutive years, the Stevens Group again hosted the London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) on July 28th. The LIYSF comprises gifted young students, who saw a lecture from Anika Nagelkerke and demos on electrical monitoring of tissues (Mars Harrison), malaria (Adrian Najer), cardiac cells (Limor Zwi-Dantsis), Raman spectroscopy (Conor Horgan), acoustic manipulation of cells (James Armstrong), nanomaterials/biosensing (Chris Wood), and polymer chemistry/materials (Chris Spicer). The group is featured on the LIYSF’s 2017 promotional video and blog.

Coline Jumeaux and Paresh Parmar each received one of two Larry Hench Biomaterials Prizes in recognition of excellence in a PhD in a Biomaterials related subject, named in honour of Professor Larry L. Hench.

Stevens Group members win prizes at the Postgraduate Day at Imperial

Monday, March 20, 2017

Stevens Group members Stephanie Maynard and Michele Becce have won prizes for their talk "Super-resolution microscopy of receptor nano-clustering" and poster "Tip-functionalized silicon nanoneedles for localized tip enhanced Raman spectroscopy". Congrats, Steph and Michele!

Stacey Skaalure awarded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship

Tuesday, November 01, 2016

Dr Stacey Skaalure has been awarded a very prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship from H2020, in which she will design a hydrogel capable of delivering therapeutics upon the application of light. Congrats Stacey!

Gianpiero Valente wins Best Oral Communication award

Friday, October 28, 2016

Visiting PhD student Gianpiero Valente won the Best Oral Communication prize, the top prize amongst more than 180 presentations, for his presentation based on work in collaboration with the Stevens Group at the Merck Young Chemists Symposium. Congrats Gianpiero!

Mads Bergholt awarded Edmund Optics Educational Award

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Dr Mads Bergholt has been awarded the Edmund Optics Education Award from the Edmund Optics company. This award recognises the excellence in his research, personal commitment and personality. Congrats Mads!

Nayoung Kim awarded AWE William Penney 1st place prize

Friday, September 30, 2016

Ms Nayoung Kim has been awarded joint 1st place for the AWE William Penney Prize, which is an annual award to students on the MSc Advanced Materials course in the Department of Materials for the best project report. Congrats Nayoung!

Harriet Gliddon wins Student Award for Outstanding Achievements

Friday, September 02, 2016

Harriet Gliddon has won a Student Award for Outstanding Achievement for her excellence in extramural activities that brings credit to Imperial College London. Harriet was one of only six winners of this prestigious prize administered by Imperial. Congrats Harriet!

Stevens Group members win poster prizes at i-sense biannual meeting

Stevens Group PhD students Colleen Loynachan, Polina Brangel and Ye Wang won the top 3 poster prizes at this year’s i-sense biannual meeting with their posters entitled “Point-of-Care Assays Based on Enzyme Mimetic Nanoparticles”, “Serological Surveillance of Human Ebola Virus Survivors Using a Novel Smartphone-based Point of Care Test” and “Amplified detection of miRNA for Influenza diagnostics using quantum dot and duplex specific nuclease”, respectively. Congrats to all three!

Hanna Barriga awarded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship

Wednesday, June 01, 2016

Dr Hanna Barriga has been awarded a very prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship from H2020 called “SMARTCUBES”, in which she will design innovative nanoparticles for the targeted delivery of protein therapeutics. Congrats Hanna!

Lucia Massi Wins Second Prize in the 2nd London Polymer Group Symposium

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Congratulations to Stevens Group member Lucia Massi for winning Second Prize for her poster at the 2nd London Polymer Group Symposium! Lucia is studying innovative strategies that target the improvement of therapies for osteoarthritis. More information on the London Polymer Group Symposium can be found here and information on the H2020 ITN project “TargetCare”, which supports Lucia, can be found here.

Dr Mads Bergholt wins UKRMP Special Merit Prize

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Stevens Group member Dr Mads Bergholt has won the UKRMP Special Merit Prize based on his activities within the United Kingdom Regenerative Medicine Platform “Stem Cell Niche Hub” and “Acellular Material Technologies” Hubs. This award recognises him for his demonstrating outstanding activity in providing connectivity across the Hubs and Platform. Congrats Mads!

Kella Kapnisi wins Public Speaking Prize at the Postgraduate Day at Imperial

Monday, March 21, 2016

Stevens Group member Kella Kapnisi has won a prize for Public Speaking with her talk "An auxetic micropatterned patch, with mechanically tunable and conductive properties for treating myocardial infarctions" at the Postgraduate Day at Imperial College London. Congrats, Kella!

Congrats to Harriet for winning the Next Generation: Global Health Innovator Prize and Best Video Prize at the Imperial College Institute for Global Health Innovation Student Challenges Competition. Congrats Harriet!

Andrea Serio featured on the new Imperial Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Network Website

Friday, March 04, 2016

Stevens Group member Dr Andrea Serio is this month’s featured researcher on the new website of the Imperial Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Network, which is co-led by Profs Sara Rankin, Sian Harding and Molly Stevens. Dr Paola Campagnolo, also a postdoc within the Stevens Group, organises regular events for this Network, which hosts world-leading researcher lectures at Imperial College.

Harriet Gliddon in Finals of Global Health Competition

Monday, February 29, 2016

Stevens Group PhD student Harriet Gliddon has been selected as one of the finalists of the Institute for Global Health Innovation Student Challenges Competition! Harriet has created a video called ‘Putting TB to the test’ that summarises her approach of creating nanomaterial-based biosensors capable of detecting biomarkers of tuberculosis. Congrats to Harriet, whose video has been selected as one of the top 6 entrees based on its excellent quality!

Molly Stevens awarded 2016 Clemson Award for Basic Research

Monday, February 01, 2016

The Society of Biomaterials has selected Prof Molly Stevens as winner of the prestigious Clemson Award for Basic Research for 2016! This award recognises the Stevens Group for having contributed to the basic knowledge and understanding of the interaction of materials with tissue.

Spencer Crowder selected to present at SET for Britain

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Stevens Group member Spencer Crowder was selected to present his work at this year’s SET for Britain poster competition. He will present his work to MPs in Westminster. SET for Britain is a highly competitive national competition that supports early career researchers to present their work is such a prestigious forum. Congrats Spencer!

Paresh Parmar wins Best Poster Award at MRS Fall Meeting

Thursday, December 03, 2015

Congratulations to Stevens Group member Paresh Parmar for winning Best Poster Award at the 2016 MRS Fall Meeting for his poster “Collagen-mimetic peptide-modifiable hydrogels for articular cartilage regeneration”. Congrats Paresh!

Marsilea Booth awarded Freemasons Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship

Wednesday, November 04, 2015

Congratulations to Stevens Group member Dr Marsilea Harrison for being awarded the Freemasons Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship for her postdoctoral project with Profs Stevens and Boutelle on tissue engineering. Congrats Marsilea!

James Armstrong awarded Arthritis Research UK Fellowship

Monday, October 26, 2015

Congratulations to Stevens Group member Dr James Armstrong for being awarded an Arthritis Research UK Fellowship for his postdoctoral project in which he aims to design innovative approaches to engineer cartilage tissues for applications in osteoarthritic joint repair. Congrats James!

Dr Robert Chapman awarded a University of New South Wales Vice-Chancellor’s Career Development Fello

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Congratulations to Stevens Group member Dr Robert Chapman for being awarded a University of New South Wales Vice-Chancellor’s Career Development Fellowship! Rob was selected for this highly competitive scheme to pursue innovative polymerisation techniques. Congrats, Rob!

Carolyn Ibsen awarded Whitaker Fellowship

Monday, September 21, 2015

Congratulations to Carolyn Ibsen, who was awarded a Whitaker Fellowship based on her proposal entitled “Using Microbubbles and Ultrasound to Overcome Diffusional Barriers in Tissue Engineering Scaffolds”, to conduct research on new materials for tissue engineering applications within the Stevens Group. Congrats Carolyn!

Rona Chandrawati has been appointed as Lecturer at the University of Sydney

Friday, September 11, 2015

Congratulations to Rona Chandrawati who has been appointed as a Lecturer in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Sydney, where she will begin in October! Her research programme will investigate innovative nanomaterials for their biomedical applications, amongst other exciting activities. Congratulations Rona!

Lesley Chow has been appointed as Assistant Professor at Lehigh University

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Congratulations to Lesley Chow who is now an Assistant Professor at Lehigh University in the States! She is starting her independent academic career following her postdoctoral research with us focusing on biofunctionalising scaffolds with peptides that specifically bind to glycosaminoglycans for applications in tissue engineering. Congratulations Lesley!

Sergio Bertazzo awarded Lectureship at University College London

Friday, July 31, 2015

Congratulations to Sergio Bertazzo who has secured a Lecturer position at the University College London, where he will continue his research using electron microscopic-based methods to investigate the life sciences. His research programme will expand upon his exciting findings of biomineralised particles in human aortic tissues, conducted during his postdoctoral research while in the Stevens Group. Congrats Sergio!

Karla-Luise Herpoldt has been awarded the Washington Research Foundation's Innovation Fellowship to work with Profs David Baker and Patrick Stayton at the University of Washington for her postdoc! She will be using her expertise in proteases and other proteins to design pH responsive protein-based nanoparticles capable of delivering polymer-prodrugs. Congratulations Karla!

Damia Mawad has been appointed to Faculty at UNSW in Australia

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Congratulations to Damia Mawad who has been appointed as a Faculty member in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of New South Wales in Australia! Her research programme will include exciting activities such as investigating conducting polymers for applications in regenerative medicine. Congratulations Damia!

Congratulations to Stevens Group members Colleen Loynachan and Harriet Gliddon, whose posters "Point-of-Care Assays Based on Enzyme Mimetic Nanoparticles" and “Shining a light on TB: Engineering a fluorescent nanoparticle-based test for tuberculosis” won First and Fourth Place in the Poster Competition of this summer’s i-sense Biannual Meeting. Congratulations to both!

Amanda Diez Fernandez wins the Best Poster Prize

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Congratulations to Stevens Group member Amanda Diez Fernandez, who has won the Best Poster Prize for her poster entitled “Structures and Processes in a Quantum Rattle” at the Annual Conference of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Theory and Simulation of Materials at Imperial College. Congrats Amanda!

Dr Chris Grigsby awarded Whitaker Fellowship

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Congratulations to Dr Christopher Grigsby, who has been awarded a Whitaker International Fellowship, entitled “Nonviral reprogramming of fibroblasts to dopaminergic neurons: cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease”, to join the Stevens Group. Congrats Chris!

Rachael Harrison awarded Diploma following her Blond One Year Research Fellowship

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Rachael Harrison was awarded her Diploma following a prestigious Blond One Year Research Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of England for her research performed within the Stevens Group. Congrats Rachael!

Stevens Group members selected as finalists in SET for Britain

Monday, March 09, 2015

Stevens Group members Polina Brangel, Gregor Fuhrmann, Karla-Luise Herpoldt, Elena Littmann and Anu Solanki were selected to present their work at the annual SET for Britain poster competition. This highly competitive national event invites leading early career researchers to present their work to MPs in Westminster. The group were represented in the Biology and Biomedical Sciences category and the Engineering category, making up 5 out of 120 posters chosen from across the UK. Congrats to all!

Michaella Kapnisi awarded Best Poster Prize at BioEl2015

Friday, March 06, 2015

Michaella Kapnisi has been awarded the Best Poster Prize at the BioEl2015 International Winterschool Kirchberg in Tirol, Austria for her project entitled "Auxetic micropatterning of a cell adhesive-conductive composite for cardiac tissue engineering." Congrats Kella!

Allie Speidel wins prestigious Luce Scholarship

Congratulations to Stevens Group member Allie Speidel, who has been awarded a prestigious Luce Scholarship! The Luce Scholars Program is a competitive program that selects the best American scholars with a diverse range of backgrounds for a yearlong professional placement anywhere in Asia. Allie will join the labs of Prof Okano in Japan to develop exciting materials for applications in cardiac therapies. Congrats Allie!

Congratulations to Jenny Puetzer for being awarded the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine Young Investigator Award from the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS)! The award is designed to recognize outstanding achievements by members of TERMIS who are in the early stages of a career in regenerative medicine. Congrats Jenny!

Stevens Group members win Best Healthcare Business Plan at Biotechnology YES Competition

Monday, December 08, 2014

Stevens Group members Shweta Agarwal, Harriet Gliddon, Sonia Hallen, Charis Kallepitis and Allie Speidel won the Best Healthcare Business Plan at the Biotechnology YES (Young Entrepreneurs Scheme) competition with their novel bacterial/viral point of care device design. Well done all!!

Stevens Group members win first round of Biotechnology YES competition

Friday, October 24, 2014

Stevens Group members Shweta Agarwal, Harriet Gliddon, Sonia Hallen, Charis Kallepitis and Allie Speidel formed a team that won the first round of the Biotechnology YES (Young Entrepreneurs Scheme) competition with their novel bacterial/viral point of care device design. The purpose of the scheme aims to raise awareness of the commercialisation of bioscience ideas among early career researchers. Congrats to all!

Review of Colloidal Nanoparticles as Advanced Biological Sensors published in Science

Friday, October 03, 2014

Stevens Group members Dr Philip Howes and Dr Rona Chandrawati have published a review entitled “Colloidal Nanoparticles as Advanced Biological Sensors” in the latest issue of Science. This Review gives a comprehensive overview of the use of specialised nanomaterials as diagnostic tools and their applications in the global healthcare system. Congrats Phil and Rona!

Katie Hansel wins Mark Seller Certificate of Excellence

Friday, September 19, 2014

Congratulations to Katie Hansel for being awarded outstanding performance on the MRes in Chemical Biology of Health and Disease. This award goes to the student who did best overall in the Chemical Biology MRes. Congrats Katie!

Limor Zwi-Dantsis awarded Coleman-Cohen Post-doctoral Fellowship

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Dr Limor Zwi-Dantsis has won a Coleman-Cohen Post-doctoral Fellowship, which aims to support cooperation between the Technion University and UK institutions. Limor will conduct a project that will focus on the design and development of novel nanomaterials as a new approach for cardiac regenerative medicine. Congrats Limor!

Rachael Harrison wins Best Oral Presentation

Friday, September 12, 2014

Congratulations to Rachael Harrison for being awarded the prize for Best Oral Presentation for her presentation entitled "Engineering Gliding Surfaces: Focusing on the Human Hand" at the FIRM Symposium 2014 held from September 8th-11th, 2014. Congrats Rachael!

Coline Jumeaux wins Department of Materials Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year

Congratulations to Coline Jumeaux for winning the Department of Materials Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year (2014) Award! Coline was recognised for her fantastic contributions in teaching during her PhD studies within the Department of Materials. Congrats Coline!

Harriet Gliddon wins Poster Award and Best Essay Award

Wednesday, September 03, 2014

Congratulations to Harriet Gliddon for being awarded for her Poster entitled “TB or not TB: A diagnostic test for tuberculosis using nanoparticle detection of a whole blood multigene expression signature” and winning Best Essay Award for her essay “TB Diagnosis: A Work in Progress” at the MRC DTP Colloquium at Imperial College. Congrats Harriet!

Manuel Mazo awarded Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Dr Manuel Mazo has been awarded a very prestigious Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship by the European Commission. In his two-year project “Design and validation of a conductive polymer-based system for the functional maturation of human pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes as a platform for drug testing” he will pursue his research on generating a device based on conductive polymers that will drive the maturation of human stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes.

Rachael Harrison awarded with Royal College of Surgeons Research Fellowship

Sunday, July 20, 2014

Congratulations to Stevens Group member Rachael Harrison for being awarded a prestigious Royal College of Surgeons Research Fellowship! Rachael is currently working on her PhD studies focusing on the development of innovative materials to improve approaches in tendon repair, which she begun after having been successfully awarded a Plastic Surgery Higher Training number, amongst other distinctions. Congrats Rachael!

Congratulations to Stevens Group member Philip Howes for being awarded an Analyst Poster Prize for his work entitled "Quantum dots for multiplexed detection of microRNAs as biomarkers of myocardial fibrosis”!

Study of Nanoparticle Growth Created by Enzyme Nanopatterns on the Front Cover of Adv. Funct. Mater.

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

The Stevens Group has been featured on the Front Cover of the most recent issue of Advanced Functional Materials. The report by former group member Dr Roberto de la Rica and current members Ms Karla L Herpoldt, Dr Hai-nan Xie, Dr Sergio Bertazzo and Prof Molly Stevens entitled “Nanoparticle Growth via Concentration Gradients Generated by Enzyme Nanopatterns” describes the mechanism of nanoparticle growth kinetics as affected by nanoscale patterns of enzymes.

Plasmonic Nanomaterials for Biodiagnostics featured on the Front Cover of Chemical Society Reviews

Saturday, June 07, 2014

The Stevens Group has been featured on the Front Cover of a Nanoplasmonics themed issue of Chemical Society Reviews. The report by Dr Philip Howes, Dr Subinoy Rana and Prof Molly Stevens entitled “Plasmonic nanomaterials for biodiagnostics” describes the state of the art in biosensing research based on plasmonic nanomaterials, which are capable of detecting biomarkers corresponding to various disease states.

The Stevens Group labs displayed in art exhibition at Imperial College

Monday, June 02, 2014

Photographs of the Stevens Group labs were displayed in the exhibition “Science – the bigger picture” by the artist and photographer Laurent Mekul in the main entrance to Imperial College London on Exhibition Road from June 2nd – June 6th, 2014. See photos of the art here!

Prof Molly Stevens and Dr Adam Gormley present at sold out Pint of Science event

Monday, May 19, 2014

Prof Molly Stevens and Stevens Group member and Whitaker Scholar Dr Adam Gormley presented at a Pint of Science event called “Designing Materials to Heal”, which was co-organised by Stevens Group members over three days. Their talks were given at the sold out event, sponsored by BioLegend, Royal Society of Chemistry and the Department of Materials, and focused on Designing Materials to Heal the Body and Targeting Cancer with Engineered Nanomedicines. A special thanks goes to Stevens Group members Maggie Holme, Adam Gormley, Amanda You, Carina Almeida, Coline Jumeaux, Chris Spicer, Alessondra Speidel and Anu Solanki, who did a fantastic job in organising the event along with the other co-organisers!
[Pint of Science]

The Stevens Group is named 2014 Research Group of the Year

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

The Stevens Group has been named the 2014 Research Group of the Year by the European Life Science Awards. The awards recognise the efforts/contributions of those in the life science field, and this award is given to the group that has demonstrated an unparalleled ability of excellence.

Jenny Puetzer awarded Whitaker Scholarship

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Dr Jenny Puetzer has been awarded a Whitaker Scholarship to join the Stevens Group to investigate the cellular development within collagen fibers of engineered tissues, which will greatly inform the potential and role of collagen fiber-based approaches in orthopaedic tissue engineering. Congrats Jenny!

Stacey Skaalure awarded Whitaker Scholarship

Dr Stacey Skaalure has been awarded a Whitaker Scholarship to join the Stevens Group to investigate cells within specialised 3D hydrogels using state of the art characterisation techniques, which will increase our understanding how materials influence cellular response and has a host of applications in tissue engineering. Congrats Stacey!

Prof Molly Stevens chairs MRS Spring Meeting

Friday, April 25, 2014

Prof Molly Stevens has co-chaired the 2014 MRS Spring Meeting and Exhibit with Profs Jose A. Garrido, Sergei V. Kalinin, Edson R. Leite and David Parrillo, which was attended by over 6000 participants. Molly was interviewed by MRS TV to discuss the exciting scientific talks and atmosphere present at the meeting, where several Stevens Group members also presented their work.

Karla-Luise Herpoldt and Joe Steele awarded at Postgraduate Research Day

Monday, March 24, 2014

Congratulations to Stevens Group members Karla-Luise Herpoldt and Joe Steele for winning 1st Prize: Best Public Speaker and 1st Prize: Best Scientific Content of a Lecture, respectively, at this year’s Postgraduate Research Day at Imperial College! Karla presented her project entitled ‘Peptide Nanosensors for the Point-of-Care Detection of HIV-1 Protease’ and Joe presented his project entitled ‘Zonally-Distinct Tissue Regeneration Within Articular Cartilage Scaffolds’. Congrats Karla and Joe!
[Imperial Press Release]

The Stevens Group labs on display in art exhibition

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Photographs of the Stevens Group labs will be displayed in the exhibition “Science – the bigger picture” by the artist and photographer Laurent Mekul in the main entrance to Imperial College London on Exhibition Road from June 2nd – June 6th, 2014.

Gregor Fuhrmann awarded Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship

Wednesday, January 01, 2014

Dr Gregor Fuhrmann has successfully secured a Marie Curie Intra-European Research Fellowship from the European Community. The prestigious fellowship will fund his two-year project entitled "Drug loaded Trojan horses - exploration of shedding microvesicles as unique drug carriers". Gregor’s research is focusing on the investigation of native vesicles as new nanosystems for drug delivery applications.

Subinoy Rana awarded Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship

Friday, November 29, 2013

Dr Subinoy Rana has been awarded a very prestigious Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship by the European Commission. In his two-year project “FunStar Capsule” he will pursue his research in developing nanocapsule platform for profiling mechanisms of chemotherapeutic drugs.

Maggie Holme awarded Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship

Dr Maggie Holme has been awarded a very prestigious Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship for career development by the European Commission. In her two-year project “SMase Liposome” she will pursue her research in developing a triggerable drug delivery platform can be translated to treat many SMase-dysregulating pathologies including atherosclerosis.

Molly Stevens appears on Dara Ó Briain’s Science Club!

Sunday, September 01, 2013

Prof Molly Stevens appeared on the BBC2 programme Dara Ó Briain's Science Club episode Invisible Worlds and discussed nanotechnology and regenerative medicine. She presented her innovative materials having applications in bone tissue engineering and explained the possibilities and capabilities of her research for healthcare applications!
[Until 12 September, click here to see the episode on the BBC iPlayer!]

Molly Stevens is elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Prof Molly Stevens is elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering, which recognises her achievements in the area of Engineering and Bioengineering. The Royal Academy of Engineering brings together the country’s most eminent engineers from all disciplines to promote excellence in the science, art and practice of engineering, and the Fellows, elected by invitation only, champion the goals of the Royal Academy of Engineering by continuing their exceptional contributions to engineering.
[Royal Academy of Engineering News Release] [Imperial Press Release]

Prof Stevens speaks at TEDGlobal

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Prof Molly Stevens was speaker at TEDGlobal as part of their session on Regeneration. A summary of her talk is available on the TED Blog. In addition Prof Stevens is also featured in the TEDGlobal book of scribes, in which TEDGlobal mainstage speakers and talks are represented in graphics drawn live by scribes from Innovation Arts.

Ciro Chiappini awarded Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship

Saturday, June 01, 2013

Dr Ciro Chiappini was been awarded a very prestigious Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship by the European Commission. In his project “Smart Bandage for Cancer Margin Theranostics”, he will examine innovative materials-based approaches that ensure better demarcation of the margins of tumours to ensure better removal procedures.

Gregor Fuhrmann awarded German Academic Exchange Service Fellowship

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Dr Gregor Fuhrmann has been awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst). The fellowship will fund one year of his project which is entitled "Drug loaded Trojan horses - exploration of shedding microvesicles as unique drug carriers". This research is focusing on the development of new nanosystems for drug delivery applications.

Dr Rona Chandrawati has been awarded a very prestigious Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship by the European Community for her two-year project “Bone Capsosome” to pursue her research in developing novel platforms for controlled delivery of biomolecules in tissue engineering.

Damia Mawad awarded Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship

Dr Damia Mawad has been awarded a very prestigious Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship by the European Community. It will fund her two-year project investigating novel conducting polymers as multifunctional substrate for electroresponsive cells.

Mohd Muzamir Mahat awarded King’s Scholarship

Thursday, November 08, 2012

Mr Mohd Muzamir Mahat has been awarded a prestigious King’s Scholarship from the Government of Malaysia. This prestigious 3-year scholarship is awarded to the top 6 applicants for PhD study from Malaysia in Materials Science & Engineering (Biomaterials).

Congrats to Dr Sergio Bertazzo for sponsorship of CLIM technique!

Thursday, November 01, 2012

The RSC have selected a project based on the CLIM technique developed by Dr Sergio Bertazzo to study interactions between cells and biomaterials for sponsorship on Marblar, a new online platform (co-founded by Stevens group PhD students, see below) for finding applications for new scientific discoveries.

Thomas von Erlach and Gabriel Mecklenburg Co-found spin-out Marblar

Marblar, launched at the end of October, is a new crowdsourcing site that aims to help scientists turn discoveries into innovative applications by publicly discussing potential uses for patented discoveries made in research laboratories that as yet may not have led to real-world applications. Stevens’ group members Gabriel Mecklenburg and Thomas von Erlach are two of the founders of Marblar. The venture has already attracted £371,000 of backing from technology-investment firm IP Group and has been profiled in Nature News.

Adam Gormley awarded Whitaker International Scholarship

Monday, October 15, 2012

Congratulations to Dr Adam Gormley who was awarded a Whitaker International Scholarship titled "Smart Thin Film Hydrogels by Self-Assembly". The scholarship will fund 2 years of research in the area of biosensing thin films and angiogenesis in tissue engineering.

Stevens’ group research featured in ERC brochure

Monday, October 01, 2012

Prof. Molly Stevens’ research project on ‘Nanotechnology to help rebuild bodies and detect disease’ has been featured in the ERC brochure ‘Biotechnology 2012: An insight into ERC projects’. The brochure on Biotechnology features the most innovative grantees' projects as examples of the research ERC is funding.
[Read the brochure here!]

Harriet Gliddon wins Imperial MRC DTA Essay Prize

Sunday, September 23, 2012

At the Imperial MRC DTA Colloquium in September 2012 Harriet Gliddon was one of three MRC students presented with an Imperial MRC DTA Essay Prize from Professor Robert Winston. Her essay was titled 'Biofunctionalised nanomaterials in medical diagnostics: Hopes and applications for the future'.
[Imperial MRC DTA Colloquium][Harriet's Essay]

Congratulations to Dr. Manuel Mazo who has been awarded funding by the Ramón Areces Foundation for postgraduate study in Life and Matter Sciences. The funding is initially for the 2012/2013 academic year, extendable to a second year.

Sergio Bertazzo wins postdoctoral research prize

Tuesday, July 03, 2012

Congratulations to Dr. Sergio Bertazzo who has won the Runner-up Prize at Imperial College’s 2012 Postdoctoral Research Symposium for his research on pathological calcification in the circulatory system and other tissues.

Amanda You awarded Rector’s Scholarship

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Miss Amanda You has been awarded the Rector's Scholarship by Imperial College London in 2012 to conduct her PhD on characterisation of native and engineered tissues using Raman spectroscopy and biochemical methods.

Hayley Moore awarded Royal College of Surgeons of England Fellowship

Congratulations to Hayley Moore who has successfully secured one of the Royal College of Surgeons of England One Year Surgical Research Fellowships. It is a very competitive fellowship with only 18 awarded each year, reflecting Hayley’s high quality research.

Anthony Callanan awarded Edinburgh Chancellor’s Fellowship

Friday, June 15, 2012

Congratulations to Dr. Anthony Callanan who has secured the Edinburgh Chancellor’s Five-year Fellowship tenure track position. It is a prestigious award aimed at high potential academics in the early stages of their careers who have begun to establish a reputation for top quality research. This is a really fantastic opportunity and a testament to Anthony’s hard work.

Clifford Paterson Lecture given by Prof Stevens at The Royal Society

Friday, April 27, 2012

Prof Stevens gave the Clifford Paterson Lecture at the Royal Society entitled “Regenerating organs and other small challenges”. Professor Stevens was awarded the Clifford Paterson Prize for her significant contributions to the biomedical applications of materials science. The talk describes Prof Stevens’ research and is available to watch at the Royal Society website.

Prof Stevens featured in The Lancet

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Prof Stevens was interviewed for The Lancet by David Holmes for an article entitled “Molly Stevens: material girl”. In the article Prof. Stevens discusses her current research, and the potential health applications of her group’s work.
[Full Text]

Roberto de la Rica wins NSF Career Award

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Congratulations to Dr. Roberto de la Rica who was awarded the NSF Career Award for the best oral presentation at the Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting 2012 where he presented his work in a talk entitled "Enzyme-guided Crystal Growth for Next Generation Biosensors" as part of the Biological, Biomedical, and Bio-inspired Materials programme, 'Structure-Function Design Strategies for Bio-enabled Materials Systems'.

Prof Stevens presents the lab’s work in BBC4 documentary

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Prof Stevens has appeared on the BBC4 documentary “Plastic: How It Works”, a programme exploring the extraordinary properties of plastics. The programme features bone scaffolds and micro-patterned cell surfaces created by the Stevens group. The documentary is available to watch on BBC iPlayer until May 21st 2012.

Jessica May awarded PhD prize

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Congratulations to Dr Jessica May who has been awarded a prize for her PhD work. Jessica received the Constance Fligg Tipper Centenary Memorial prize, awarded to the PhD graduate showing the most industry and independence in research with outstanding contributions to Materials Science and Engineering.

Elsie Place awarded McLean Medal

Congratulations to Dr Elsie Place who has been awarded a prize for her PhD work. Elsie received the McLean Medal for the best journal paper following her publication in Nature Materials.
[Nature Materials Article]

Maria Azevedo awarded Biomaterials Prize

Congratulations to Dr Maria Azevedo who has been awarded a prize for her PhD work. Maria received the Larry Hench Biomaterials Prize in recognition of excellence in a PhD in a Biomaterials related subject, named in honour of Professor Larry L. Hench who invented bioactive glass and was a founder of the field of bioactive ceramics.

Sergio Bertazzo awarded an Imperial Junior Research Fellowship

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Congratulations to Dr Sergio Bertazzo for securing one of Imperial College's highly prestigious and competitive junior research fellowships. Imperial’s Junior Research Fellowships sustain the brightest and best early career researchers from across the world and will provide Sergio with 3 years of funding.

Prof Stevens awarded IOM3 Griffith Medal and Prize

Friday, March 30, 2012

Professor Molly Stevens has been awarded the Griffith Medal and Prize 2012 by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3). The medal recognises distinguished work which has made, or is making, a notable contribution to any branch of materials science and has been awarded to Prof. Stevens for her outstanding contribution to the field of biomaterials and her consistently significant contributions to science.

Prof Stevens discusses her research in The Independent

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Prof Molly Stevens has been featured in the Innovations in Medicine supplement by MediaPlanet distributed by The Independent. Prof Stevens features on the cover of the supplement and the feature discusses her new developments in regenerative medicine.
[Click here to read the pdf supplement!]

Nia Bell wins postgraduate research prize

Monday, March 19, 2012

Congratulations to Nia Bell who won a prize at the 2012 postgraduate research day. Nia was recognised for having the best scientific content of a lecture for her talk entitled "Metrology of bio-applicable sub-micron particle systems".

Prof Stevens awarded EU-40 Prize

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Congratulations to Professor Molly Stevens who has been awarded the 2012 EU-40 prize from the European Materials Research Society jointly with Prof Francesco Stellacci (EPFL). The award recognises excellence and achievement in the field of materials research by a scientist under 40. The award will be presented at the 2012 Spring Meeting of the European Materials Research Society.

Christine Horejs awarded FEBS Fellowship

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Congratulations to Dr. Christine Horejs who has been successful in receiving a FEBS (Federation of European Biochemical Societies) Long-Term fellowship to fund 3 years stay in the Stevens’ group. This is a great achievement as this is a highly-competitive and prestigious programme.

Suwimon Boonrungsiman Graduates with PhD

Monday, January 09, 2012

Congratulations to Suwimon Boonrungsiman who graduates from The Stevens Group with a PhD entitled "Comparison of ultrastructure and mineralisation in bone-like tissues derived from mouse osteoblasts, mesenchymal stem cells and embryonic stem cells”.

Nasrin Lotfibakhshaiesh wins poster prize and travel award

Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Congratulations to Nasrin Lotfibakhshaiesh whose poster entitled “Strontium-Substituted Bioactive Glass Coatings with High Phosphate Content for Bone Tissue Engineering” won the Best Abstract and a Travel Award at the 'Days of Molecular Medicine 2011 conference, Re-engineering Regenerative Medicine', held at Hong Kong University. The aim of the conference was to discuss how to overcome barriers in translating Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Therapy into clinical benefits for repairing damaged tissues.

Prof Stevens Interviewed on BBC Radio 4

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Prof Stevens was interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s “The Life Scientific” with Professor Jim Al-Khalili. To fit within the running time of the programme some of the conversation was cut and I would like to therefore reiterate here added special thanks to the incredible collaborators and research group who make all the advances possible (full details are on this group website). Also Stevens et al, PNAS 2005, would not have been possible without the co-authors from that paper especially Prasad Shastri, Bob Marini, Dirk Schaefer and Bob Langer. Finally the support from my PhD group (the LBSA at Nottingham Uni) has been wonderful throughout my career and the fabulous Prof Martyn Davies was instrumental in supporting my move to MIT.

Pelin Çandarlıoğlu is runner up in FILM Image Of The Year competition

Friday, November 04, 2011

Congratulations to Pelin Çandarlıoğlu who was a runner up in the FILM Image Of The Year 2011 competition. The competition is judged on the aesthetic quality of a scientific picture taken on a FILM microscope. Pelin's entry, “Hot Air Balloon Ride” - a voyage to bone formation, was one of the top 12 entries and she received a beautiful A3 calendar with the winning pictures.

Siti Mohd Noor and Helene Autefage win poster prize

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Congratulations to Siti Noor Fazliah Mohd Noor whose poster with Helene Autefage entitled "Effects of bioactive glass conditioned medium on mineralizing cells" won the Best Poster Award in the International Engineering for Sustainability Conference at the Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, which creates a platform for researchers to present their research findings in relation to sustainability. There were around 50 different topics altogether.

Prof Molly Stevens invited to give 2011 Wain Medal Lecture

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Professor Molly Stevens has been invited to give the 2011 Wain Medal Lecture at the University of Kent. This annual medal and award is made to a scientist doing exceptional research at the biology-chemistry interface thereby reflecting the career interest and achievements of the late Professor Louis Wain FRS.

Mark Rocco awarded Whitaker International Scholarship

Monday, October 03, 2011

Mark Rocco was awarded a Whitaker International Scholarship to conduct research in the Stevens Group for a period of 18 months. He has recently completed a post-doctoral honorary research position at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia under the auspices of a National Science Foundation (NSF) East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) fellowship. Previously, Mark received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY USA.

Ciro Chiappini awarded Newton Fellowship

Monday, September 19, 2011

Many congratulations to Ciro Chiappini who has been selected for one of the Newton two-year Fellowships from the Royal Society thanks to his excellent CV and innovative proposal. This is a great achievement as they are immensely competitive and highly prestigious.

Prof Molly Stevens receives Brian Mercer Feasibility Award

Monday, September 05, 2011

Congratulations to Professor Molly Stevens and Dr Morgan Mager who have been granted a Brian Mercer Feasibility Award by The Royal Society. The award is given to innovative scientists wishing to investigate the feasibility of commercialising an aspect of their research.

Arbel Artzy-Schnirman awarded the Coleman-Cohen fund and a Weizmann Institute of Science award

Monday, August 22, 2011

Arbel Artzy-Schnirman was awarded the Coleman-Cohen Fund which supports cooperation between the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and Universities in England, for the 2011 academic year to conduct research in the Stevens Group.

Arbel Artzy-Schnirman is also an Awardee of the Weizmann Institute of Science – National Postdoctoral Award Program for Advancing Women in Science for the 2011-2012 academic year.

Prof Molly Stevens awarded CRS Young Investigator Award

Monday, August 01, 2011

Prof Molly Stevens has been awarded the CRS Young Investigator Award. The award is in recognition of a CRS member under 40 who has made outstanding contributions in the science of controlled release. The prize ceremony and award lecture will take place in Washington.

Sergio Bertazzo Receives C. Walton Lillehei Award

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Congratulations to Sergio Bertazzo who was awarded the C. Walton Lillehei Award given to the young investigator who presents the most promising research internationally in the area of heart valve therapy at the 6th Biennial Joint Meeting of the Society for Heart Valve Disease (a joint meeting with the Hearth Valve Society of America).

Randy Platt Awarded NSF Fellowship

Thursday, April 07, 2011

Congratulations to Randy Platt who has been awarded a fellowship from the National Science Foundation (NSF): The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Fellowship which provides 3 years of PhD funding.

In addition he has also been offered a first year fellowship from MIT, the Afeyan Graduate Fellowship, for "an outstanding 1st year student interested in biology-based technology research".

Hannah Watkins awarded Whitaker and Fulbright Fellowships

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Congratulations to Hannah Watkins who has been awarded a Whitaker International Fellowship by the Whitaker Foundation and a Fulbright Fellowship from the US-UK Fulbright Commission to conduct biomedical engineering research in the Stevens lab for one year.

Governor of Massachusetts and delegation visit Stevens Group laboratory

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

The Massachusetts state life sciences delegation and the Governor of Massachusetts visited the Stevens group laboratory as part of their Massachusetts US-UK Innovation Mission. The governor, Deval Patrick, and his delegation toured the laboratory, led by Prof. Molly Stevens, getting the opportunity to walk through the research facilities and speak to the investigators present.

Musculoskeletal Technology Network Symposium is a great success

Wednesday, March 09, 2011

The Musculoskeletal Technology Network, of which Prof. Molly Stevens is the chair, held its second Symposium on March 9th. The Symposium was a great success with over 120 attending the multidisciplinary programme of talks.

Prof Molly Stevens named one of the Top 100 Women

Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Professor Molly Stevens has been included in the Top 100 Inspiring Women list under the Science and Medicine category. The list of inspiring women has been put together by The Guardian to celebrate International Women’s Day. Other notables on the list include: Aung San Suu Kyi and Margaret Thatcher (Politics), Oprah Winfrey (Television), Venus Williams (Sport & Adventure) and Madonna (Art, film, music & fashion).
[Articles in The Guardian and the Imperial Reporter]

Daniel Aili secures assistant professor position

Monday, March 07, 2011

Congratulations to former Stevens’ group member Daniel Aili who has secured an Assistant Professor position (LiU-Forskarassistent) at Linköping University. The internationally advertised position was highly competitive and is supported by extensive financial aid and leadership training. This is an amazing achievement and great testament to Daniel’s hard work and talent.

The Duke of York visits Imperial College

Wednesday, March 02, 2011

His Royal Highness, The Duke of York, visited Imperial on 2 March to learn about the College’s pioneering healthcare innovations in the UK and internationally. He visited early-stage companies in the Imperial Incubator, including RepRegen, a spin-out company from the Department of Materials. Professor Molly Stevens, co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of RepRegen, gave The Duke an overview of what the company is doing in the field of bone repair.
[Read the reporter article “Duke of York witnesses healthcare innovations” and Imperial College News & Events]

The Stevens Group wins prizes at Postgraduate Research Day

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Well done to both Stuart Lowe and Kristy Cloyd who won prizes at the 2011 postgraduate research day. Stuart was recognised for best scientific content for his talk “Orthogonal coupling of quantum dot-peptide conjugates for the multiplexed evaluation of enzyme activity”. Kristy was awarded best biomaterials poster for her work entitled “Raman Spectroscopy Characterization for Comparison of in vitro and in situ Aortic Valve Calcification ”.

KTS-EPCRC grant awarded to Jessica May

Monday, January 31, 2011

Congratulations to Jessica May who has received a KTS-EPSRC grant to fund a one year postdoctoral position jointly with the Stevens group and RepRegen. Jessica’s success has been made possible due to the highly innovative nature of the project and the exceptional progress she has made throughout her PhD. During her year as a postdoctoral researcher Jessica will work on taking her polymer work to clinical application.

Dr Oliver Mahony awarded EPSRC PhD Plus Award

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Oliver Mahony has been awarded an EPSRC PhD plus award, which covers his post-doctoral salary for 12 months to increase the impact of his novel PhD research in silica/gelatin hybrid scaffolds for tissue engineering. He will work under the supervision of Dr Jones and Professor Stevens.

Shalini Gupta obtains assistant professor position

Thursday, January 06, 2011

Congratulations to former Stevens’ group member Shalini Gupta who has obtained a prestigious faculty position at the Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T.) in Delhi. Shalini will be an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering. The I.I.T. is one of the top institutes in India and this position will be a fantastic step forward in Shalini’s career.

Tommy Pashuck awarded Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship

Friday, December 10, 2010

Tommy Pashuck has been awarded a very prestigious Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship by the European Community for his two-year project "Peptide Osteogel" to pursue his research in engineering synthetic matrices for bone repair.

Roberto de la Rica awarded Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship

Friday, December 03, 2010

Dr Roberto de la Rica has been awarded a very prestigious Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship by the European Community for his two-year project "MIMIC: Minerals Integrated into Multiple Identifications of Cancer" to integrate biological crystallization with common technologies for ultrasensitive detection of cancer biomarkers.

Congratulations to Olga Tsigkou whose paper with Sheyda Labbaf, Alex Porter and Julian Jones "Spherical bioactive glass particles and their interaction with human mesenchymal stem cells in vitro", was awarded the Lloyd's Science of Risk Prize for the best paper in the category of 'Biological Risk'.

Paper by Dr Caterina Minelli and Mr Stuart Lowe featured on front cover of Small

Monday, October 25, 2010

Congratulations to Caterina Minelli and Stuart Lowe whose paper entitled “Engineering Nanocomposite Materials for Cancer Therapy” has been chosen to feature on the front cover of the journal Small.
[Article available at Wiley Online Library]

Professor Molly Stevens has co-edited a special issue on “Emerging materials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine: themed issue for Journal of Materials Chemistry and Soft Matter” alongside Prof Khademhosseini from Harvard University. The high impact issue includes articles from many leaders in the field.
[Read the editorial here]

Article by Daniel Aili and Morgan Mager is Editor’s Choice in Science

Congratulations to Daniel Aili and Morgan Mager whose article "Hybrid Nanoparticle−Liposome Detection of Phospholipase Activity" was highlighted in a News and Views piece in Nature Chemistry and was selected for the Editor's Choice in Science. The article is due to appear in print in the April edition of Nano Letters and will also be featured on that issue's front cover.

Prof Molly Stevens named one of Top 10 UK scientists under 40

Prof Molly Stevens invited to attend STS Forum

Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Prof. Molly Stevens was invited to join the Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum in Kyoto coordinated by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Prof. Stevens was one of only ten selected outstanding young scientists from around the world; one of two chosen to represent Europe at the event.
[STS Forum]

Whitaker International Fellowship awarded to Randy Platt

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Randy Platt was awarded the Whitaker International Fellowship to conduct research in the Stevens Group for one year. He has recently completed his BS in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Utah, Utah, USA.

Stevens Group Research Away-Day

Whitaker International Fellowship awarded to Rekha Nair

Friday, August 13, 2010

Rekha Nair was awarded the Whitaker International Fellowship to conduct research in the Stevens Group for two years. She has come from Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA having completed her PhD in Biomedical Engineering.

Anthony Callanan was awarded the IRCSET (Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology)-Marie Curie International Mobility Fellowship in Science Engineering and Technology to conduct research in the Stevens Group for 18 months. Anthony has come from a Post-Doctorial position at the Research University of Limerick in Ireland.

Prof Molly Stevens on BBC Radio Today Programme

Prof Molly Stevens awarded IOM3 Rosenhain Medal and Prize

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Professor Molly M Stevens has been awarded the IOM3 Rosenhain Medal and Prize 2010. This prize is awarded in recognition of distinguished achievement in any branch of materials science, preference being given to candidates under the age of 40.
[Announcement on IOM3 Website]

The Stevens Group featured in The Observer

Sunday, May 16, 2010

The Stevens Group have been featured in The Observer. The article “Can a body grow its own spare parts?” features an interview with Professor Molly Stevens discussing techniques enabling a damaged heart to repair itself or bone tissue to regenerate.
[Article on The Observer website]

Prof Molly Stevens awarded Norman Heatley Award

Monday, May 10, 2010

Professor Molly M Stevens has been awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry 2010 Norman Heatley Award for ‘her pioneering work on tissue engineering and regeneration that combines research skills at the interface of biology, chemistry, engineering and pharmaceutical sciences’.

Julian George awarded McLean Medal and Prize

Prof Molly Stevens receives Polymer International–IUPAC Award 2009

Thursday, April 08, 2010

Professor Stevens has won the second Polymer International-IUPAC Award for Creativity in Applied Polymer Science or Polymer Technology for having developed novel approaches to tissue engineering.
[Article on Chemistry International]

Pelin Çandarlıoğlu awarded Faculty for the Future fellowship

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Pelin Çandarlıoğlu has been selected for an immensely prestigious Faculty for the Future fellowship from the Schlumberger Foundation. Only 20 fellowships are awarded worldwide and just two other women from Turkey have ever received it.

Stevens Group Research in Nature News

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

The Stevens Group's research has been featured in Nature News. The article “Nanoparticle kit could diagnose disease early” discusses techniques in which colour changes show the presence of minuscule amounts of key enzymes.
[Nature News Highlight]

Andre Chow awarded Wellcome Trust Fellowship

Prof Molly Stevens wins Amgen Life Sciences Award

Friday, March 05, 2010

Professor Molly M Stevens won the Amgen Life Sciences Award at the ACES (Academic Enterprise Awards. The judges praised Dr Stevens for transforming “outstanding science” into an materials innovations that have “enormous potential for human health”.

Steve Mwenifumbo graduates with PhD

Congratulations to Steve Mwenifumbo who graduates from The Stevens Group with a PhD entitled "Investigations of carbon nanotube and monolayer protected metal nanoparticle systems and their biological interactions".

Yann Fredholm graduates with PhD

Congratulations to Yann Fredholm who graduates from The Stevens Group with a PhD entitled "Development and characterisation of strontium containing bioactive glasses and aluminium-free glass polyalkenoate cements".

Compostable plastics have a sweet ending

Sunday, February 07, 2010

Food packaging and other disposable plastic items could soon be composted at home along with organic waste thanks to a new sugar-based polymer. The degradable polymer is being developed by the Stevens Group in collaboration with Dr Charlotte Williams at Imperial College London.
[Article on the EPSRC Website]

IBE wins Times Higher Education Award

Friday, October 16, 2009

The Institute of Biomedical Engineering, in which the majority of the Stevens Group carry out their research, won the Times Higher Education Award for Innovation and Technology - selected from over 670 institutions in the UK.

Oliver Mahony wins multiple awards

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Oliver Mahony was awarded one of five College Student Awards for Outstanding Achievement (valued at £250) in recognition of his outstanding sporting achievements on Great Britain's rowing team. Oliver is currently in the Great Britain Men's Lightweight Pair and has raced at the 2009 World Cup meetings and the World Cup in Poland, where he finished 5th in the world.

In addition to this, Oliver won best oral presentation at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the European Society for Biomaterials in Lausanne, Switzerland, for his paper "Silica-Gelatin Hybrid Scaffolds with Controlled Degradation and Mechanical Properties".

Dr Luis Rojo del Olmo awarded Extraordinary PhD Prize

Oliver Mahony represents Great Britain at Rowing World Championships

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Oliver Mahony represented Great Britain at the Rowing World Championships 2009 in the lightweight men’s pair. This was his debut to senior international competition, but despite his relative inexperience he pulled out some exciting racing to reach the final, were he finished 5th in the world. Fantastic!

London International Science Youth Forum

Friday, July 31, 2009

The London international science youth forum (LIYSF) visited Stevens Group on 31st July. These international students won competitions to spend two weeks in London visiting scientific institutes. After a short lecture by Gavin, the students were given practical demonstrations in cell culture (by Elsie), Raman spectroscopy (Kristy) and nanotechnology (Yixiang and Morgan).
[LIYSF]

Rachel Osborne graduates with PhD

Friday, June 12, 2009

Congratulations to Rachel Osborne who graduates from The Stevens Group with a PhD entitled "A detailed study of GCN4-based coiled-coils, both in vitro and in silico with potential applications in responsive bio-inorganic nanomaterials".

£4m BBSRC Grant Awarded

Promega UK Young Life Scientist Awards

Friday, May 15, 2009

Gavin was a finalist in the Promega UK Young Life Scientist Awards. His abstract entitled "hypoxia mimicking materials in tissue regeneration" was shortlisted for a presentation at the Young Life Scientists’ Symposium at the Bristol Council House on Thursday 14th May 2009. Promega invited 6 finalists to the awards, selected from over 150 initial entrants.
[Article on Promega ]

Dr Heiko Andresen awarded prestigious Marie Curie Fellowship

Thursday, May 07, 2009

Dr Heiko Andresen is awarded prestigious Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship by the European Community for his two-year project "Superantibodies" to pursue his research in engineering synthetic molecular receptors.

Prof Molly Stevens awarded Jean Leray Award

Friday, May 01, 2009

Prof Molly Stevens has been awarded the Jean Leray Award from the European Society for Biomaterials. She will present her award lecture and receive the award at the 22nd European Conference on Biomaterials in Sep 09 in Lausanne.
[European Society of Biomaterial]

John Dick wins prize at Postgraduate Research Day

Dr Caterina Minelli awarded June Wilson Memorial Award

Friday, March 06, 2009

Dr Caterina Minelli has won the 2009 June Wilson Memorial Award. The prize, valued at £1000, is awarded to a female scientist who has shown excellence in the fields of tissue engineering, biomaterials, pathology or related disciplines. The award was set up by Professor Larry Hench in conjunction with the London Materials Society [LMS], in honour of his late wife's achievements in the field of biomedical materials research. As the winner, Dr Minelli received the honour to present her research work at the 2009 June Wilson Memorial Lecture of the London Materials Society on 12th March.

Tissue and Cell Engineering Society Young Investigator Award

First woman to win Royal Pharmaceutical Society Science Medal

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Dr Molly Stevens wins Science Medal from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain for her work in regenerative medicine, nanotechnology and tissue transplantation.
[Imperial College News & Events]

BioCeramic Therapeutics Ltd. receives first financing round

Thursday, February 01, 2007

BioCeramic Therapeutics Ltd, a spin-out company from Imperial College co-founded by Dr Molly Stevens and Professor Robert Hill, receives its first financing round.

This funding will enable the company to press forward with its plans to develop a range of bioceramic and nanostructured scaffold products, designed to help patients suffering from musculoskeletal conditions.
[Bioceramic Therapeutics]

EPSRC ‘Challenging Engineering’ Award

Saturday, July 01, 2006

Dr Molly Stevens has won one of six national new EPSRC 'Challenging Engineering' awards worth about one million pounds each. The awards are aimed at identifying and supporting future international leaders in engineering.
[Challenging Engineering]

Sponsorship

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